UNIVERSITY OF CEBU-MAIN
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
INDUSTRIAL PLANT ENGINEERING
FANS & Blower
1. Find the air horsepower of an industrial fan that delivers 30m3/s of air through a 700mm x
1000mm duct if static pressure is 150mm of water gage and air density is 1.18kg/m3. Ans: c
a. 89.7hp b. 105.56hp c. 102.75hp d. 90.85hp
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2. A boiler requires 100 000 m /hr of standard air. The mechanical efficiency of fan to be installed
is 70%. Determine the size of driving motor needed assuming fan can deliver a pressure head of
160mm of water and outlet velocity of 20m/s. ans: d
a. 60kw b. 81.8kw c. 75.8kw d. 71.81kw
3. At 1.18kg/m3 air density a fan can develop a brake power of 100kw. If it will operate at 100kpa
and 35C, find the new brake power needed. Ans: a
a. 95.87kw b. 96.78kw c. 100kw d. 85.37kw
4. A fan has a suction static pressure of 40mm of water vacuum with air velocity of 5m/s. The
discharge has 160mm of water gage and discharge velocity of 8m/s. What is the total head of
the fan if air density is 1.2kg/m3, mm of water gauge. Ans: d
a. 168.66 b. 170.55 c. 218.23 d. 202.38
5. A 50 kw motor is used to drive a fan that has a total head of 120m. If fan efficiency is 75%, what
is the maximum capacity of the motor needed if air is available at 100kpa and 26C. ans: a
a. 27.34m3/s b. 48.59m3/s c. 50.60m3/s d. 49.58m3/s
6. A fan that operates at 30C and 101kpa has a static pressure of 300mm water gage. If the fan will
operate at 95C and 14psi, find the new static pressure required. Ans: b
a. 136mm b. 236mm c. 250mm d. 300mm
7. The total head of fan is 200m and has a static pressure of 210mm of water gage. What is the
velocity of air flowing if density is 1.16kg/m3. Ans: d
a. 20m/s b. 18.89m/s c. 16.25m/s d. 19.29m/s
8. A fan has a static head of 100m at 1kg/cm3 and 70F. If air velocity is 15m/s, find the total
equivalent head in mm of water gage. Ans: b
a. 120.44mm b. 129.53mm c. 135.53mm d. 140.56mm
9. The fan is rated to deliver 600m3/min when running at 350rpm and required 7kw motor to drive
it. If the fan speed is changed to 600rpm and the air handled at 55C instead of 28C, find the
power in kw. Ans: a
a. 32.36kw b. 40.25kw c. 36.5kw d. 45kw
10. What is the horsepower required for a fan to deliver 200ft/sec of air through a 2ft x 4ft duct
under a total pressure of 4in water gage? Ans: b
a. 175.83hp b. 194.24hp c. 146.17hp d. 204.25hp
11. A certain fan delivers 6m3/s of air at 25C and 101.3kpa is operating at 500rpm and requires 3kw
of power. If the air temperature is increases to 94C and the speed of the fan remains the same,
calculate the new power in kw. Ans: c
a. 2.63kw b. 3kw c. 2.44kw d. 3.7kw
12. What is the static air powering watts of a fan designed to deliver 800m3/hr of air with static
pressure of 5cm of water column on full delivery. Ans: c
a. 155.3 b. 95.7 c. 105.8 d. 122.6
